Austria vs Netherlands: Varieties of democracy
Austria
0.839
in 2025
Netherlands
0.832
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Netherlands rank
20th
Varieties of democracy over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.